Students will understand basic information about the UN and its goals.
Guiding Questions:
What is the UN and why was it created?
Content Objectives:
Students will be able to explain where, when, and why the UN was created. Students will be able to paraphrase the goals of the UN as outlined in the preamble of the UN charter.
Language Objectives:
Students will be able to answer key questions after listening to a video. Students will be able read and paraphrase a primary source text.
Vocabulary:
The UN Charter (The document that created the UN and explains its goals and how it is organized) The Preamble of the United Nations Charter (The part of the UN Charter that explains why it was created and its goals. The introduction of the charter)
SEI Strategy:
In order to support student paraphrases of the UN Charter, sentence frames are provided on the student worksheet.
Suggested Agenda:
1. Introduce the UN by asking what students already know and the questions they have (K-W). If students have already learned about the UN, use more directed questions to remind help students remember what they already know. For example, ask true/false questions such as:
true/false: The UN was started after WWI. (false, WWII)
true/false: The UN's headquarters are located in Washington DC. (false, NYC)
true/false: One of the goals of the UN is to prevent war. (true)
true/false: One of the goals of the UN is protect human rights (true)
When was it signed?
- what else was happening at that time?
Why was it created?
Where was it signed?
How was it created?
3. Deep dive into the goals of the UN by analyzing the Preamble of the UN Charter. (Follow a 'I do/We do/You do' format for this analysis: Teacher models paraphrasing with the first section of text; teacher and students work together on the second section; students do the third section in pairs/individually.
Exit Ticket: Students answer the question: 'What is the Preamble of the UN?' and/or answer directed questions about content from class (multiple choice/true-false/fill in the blank).
Homework: Reading on the General Assembly vs. Security Council + questions.
Title:
Introduction to the Goals of the UNGoal:
Students will understand basic information about the UN and its goals.Content Objectives:
Students will be able to explain where, when, and why the UN was created.Students will be able to paraphrase the goals of the UN as outlined in the preamble of the UN charter.
Language Objectives:
Students will be able to answer key questions after listening to a video.Students will be able read and paraphrase a primary source text.
Vocabulary:
The UN Charter (The document that created the UN and explains its goals and how it is organized)The Preamble of the United Nations Charter (The part of the UN Charter that explains why it was created and its goals. The introduction of the charter)
SEI Strategy:
In order to support student paraphrases of the UN Charter, sentence frames are provided on the student worksheet.Suggested Agenda:
1. Introduce the UN by asking what students already know and the questions they have (K-W). If students have already learned about the UN, use more directed questions to remind help students remember what they already know. For example, ask true/false questions such as:
2. Inform students about when and why the UN was created, by showing them this primary source video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3cGnbCEb-w
Consider the following viewing questions"
- what else was happening at that time?
3. Deep dive into the goals of the UN by analyzing the Preamble of the UN Charter. (Follow a 'I do/We do/You do' format for this analysis: Teacher models paraphrasing with the first section of text; teacher and students work together on the second section; students do the third section in pairs/individually.
Exit Ticket: Students answer the question: 'What is the Preamble of the UN?' and/or answer directed questions about content from class (multiple choice/true-false/fill in the blank).
Homework: Reading on the General Assembly vs. Security Council + questions.